Migrating settings values of the updated application version
The following settings remain unchanged during application update:
- application and task settings
- task logs and system audit logs
- contents of Quarantine and Backup
- accounts under which tasks are started
- user access permissions for application management
- settings for notifications about the operation of tasks
- KAVFS service continues execution with PPL-attribute if the attribute was assigned to it in the previous version of the application.
The following settings are reset or changed to the default values for the new version of the application during application upgrade:
- all counters, including anti-virus database statuses
- data about installed updates of application modules and anti-virus databases
- task statuses
- application and task settings configured through the registry
- application and task settings that were changed during the installation of critical fixes.
Migrating the list of blocked network sessions
The list of blocked network sessions of client computers is not migrated during an application update.
The settings for automatically unblocking access to blocked network file resources remain unchanged during an application update.
Migrating Applications Launch Control settings and rules
During an application upgrade, Applications Launch Control rules are migrated without changes.
When updating the application, we recommend that you stop the Applications Launch Control task if it is running in active mode, or change the task to Statistics only mode.
After completing an update of the application, we recommend checking the migrated Applications Launch Control rules and their operation in Statistics only mode.
Migrating values of Firewall Management settings and rules
During an application upgrade, the rules for the Firewall Management task are migrated without changes.
If the Firewall Management component was not installed in a previous version of the application, after the application upgrade, the Firewall Management task runs in Observe the state of Windows Firewall mode.
If the Firewall Management component was installed in a previous version of the application, the Firewall Management task runs in Control the operation of Windows Firewall mode after the application upgrade.
Updating the application with configuration modification
When you install the "Protect computer with Anti-Virus Bases" configuration of application from /exec folder over an application version that does not use signature analysis and anti-virus databases to protect your computer ("Protect computer with Default Deny technology"), the set of application components will be automatically expanded by adding the following components:
- Real-Time File Protection
- On-Demand Scan
- Network Threat Protection
The archive containing the anti-virus databases is unpacked automatically.
If you do not want to use these components and tasks to protect your device, restart the application installation from the /product_long_term folder.
When you install the "Protect computer with Default Deny technology" configuration of application from /product_long_term folder over an application version that uses signature analysis and anti-virus databases to protect your computer ("Protect computer with Anti-Virus Bases" configuration), the set of application components will be automatically reduced by removing the following components:
- Real-Time File Protection
- On-Demand Scan
- the components enabling updates
This configuration is recommended for protecting devices with limited resources. In this case, you can activate the application for a long term, and the Applications Launch Control component provides computer protection.
Kaspersky Security Network Statement and Kaspersky Managed Protection Statement
After application update to version 3.3, the KSN usage task is stopped. To continue usage of KSN cloud infrastructure and KMP Service after application update, you must read and accept the terms of Kaspersky Security Network Statement and Kaspersky Managed Protection Statement.
